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nerve-rackingly

nerve-rackingly adverb: in a nerve-racking manner.

Adverb

nerve-rackingly (not comparable)

  1. In a nerve-racking manner

Origin of nerve-rackingly

From nerve-racking + -ly.

Questions about nerve-rackingly

What does nerve-rackingly mean?
Nerve-rackingly means in a nerve-racking manner.
What part of speech is nerve-rackingly?
Nerve-rackingly is an adverb.

Words near nerve-rackingly in the dictionary

  1. nerve wracks
  2. nerve-jangling
  3. nerve-rack
  4. nerve-racked
  5. nerve-racking
  6. nerve-rackingly
  7. nerve-racks
  8. nerve-shredder
  9. nerve-shredders
  10. nerve-shredding
  11. nerve-wrack

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